I’ve pretty much abandoned the recipe blog these days, so this can go here. Preheat the oven to about 160c Grease three loaf tins or theoretically a bundt tin if you’ve got one. Make the things: In a small jug,…

It’s just over a year since the last experiment with making Porter resulted in an “over lively” beer that fountained over the top a bit. Over the last couple of months, I decided to retry this experiment. I bought a…

The title is not a typo. As part of my attempt to vary the kinds of geek that I am, I’ve taken up Interesting Alcohol. I’ve been playing with vodka infusions for a while, mostly to delight and disturb fellow…

In theory, this kind of post is what Omnyom.com is for, but in a content drought, spreading around what I _do_ write is probably unwise. So, a food thing. I like iced-coffee during the summer. Generally I’ve got a bottle…

The great and all-powerful rise of the espresso is confusing to me. I live in a country which has a cultural obsession with tea, where people will wax lyrical about the restorative properties of a cuppa, where it is a…

So, of the opinion that cooking things was not going to happen this fine winter’s evening, we turned unto the Internet to send us food. Our preferred supplier of local internet foods at the moment is called SZS, and has a new…

Heat oil, some chop chicken, some garlic, some onion, fry. Add some random spices to make spicy-fried-chicken base. Realism that the sour cream is more important than you thought. Give up on fajitas. Turn down heat on flash-fry, find a…

Lets start with a quote. From the Lies Of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch: The white-robed boys swept back their hoods and Locke saw that they were twins; perhaps a year or two older than himself, and far sturdier-looking. They…

On my home from work last week, I went via Asda. Specifically, I went via Asda to pick up for that evening, milk and bread. I bought some food for that evening, a George Foreman Grill to replace the broken…